basioccipital
Large median unpaired cartilage bone that contacts the exoccipital, epiotic and pterotic dorsally, and the parasphenoid anteriorly. Forms the posteroventral hind margin of the cranium, articulates with the centrum of the first vertebra. Bears a posteroventral pharyngeal process that is flattened ventrally and opposes the pharyngeal teeth of the fifth pair of ceratobranchials.
Also appears inzp
class Information
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class Relations
Subclass of
- endochondral bone
- part ofrosomeoccipital region
- part ofrosomechondrocranium
- part ofrosomeneurocranium
- overlapsrosomebasioccipital-exoccipital joint
- overlapsrosomeparasphenoid-basioccipital joint
- overlapsrosomebasioccipital-prootic joint
- develops fromrosomeparachordal cartilage
- existence starts during or afterrosomeUnknownzfs
- existence ends during or beforerosomeadultzfs
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